'Big Bang Theory' actress suffers hand injury in Hollywood crash

Actress Mayim Bialik suffered severe injuries to her left hand after her car collided with a vehicle the cut across her path at a Hollywood intersection Wednesday, police said

Bialik, the former star of TV's "Blossom" and currently appearing in CBS' "Big Bang Theory," was rushed to hospital following the high-impact collision shortly before noon Wednesday that caused both of her car's main air bags to deploy and left her with "severe lacerations to her left hand and thumb," Los Angeles Police Lt. Andrew Neiman said.

The 36-year-old actress was driving through Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue when her Volvo collided with a car turning west on Hollywood Boulevard, Neiman said.

Bialik was driving alone at the time of the collision, Neiman said. The other car was carrying a group of people from Chile.

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Photo: Mayim Bialik in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." Credit: Associated Press